BIOSSANCE Squalane + Glycolic Renewal Facial

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Glycolic Renewal Facial BIOSSANCE Squalane + Glycolic Renewal Facial ingredients explained: Water/Aqua, Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Clay Mineral Oxides, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Kaolin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Diheptyl Succinate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Montmorillonite, Illite, Acacia Senegal Gum, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Arachidyl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Limonene Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Arachidyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling Clay Mineral Oxides Behenyl Alcohol Sodium Hydroxide buffering Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract moisturizer/​humectant Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract Kaolin colorant, abrasive/​scrub Sodium Hyaluronate Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Diheptyl Succinate Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract Citric Acid Tartaric Acid buffering, exfoliant Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil perfuming icky Montmorillonite Illite abrasive/​scrub Acacia Senegal Gum Biosaccharide Gum-1 soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Arachidyl Glucoside emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Phytate chelating Limonene perfuming, solvent Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin It’s the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good o what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. exfoliant | buffering skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering moisturizer/humectant colorant | abrasive/scrub buffering | exfoliant soothing | skin brightening abrasive/scrub soothing | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing perfuming | solvent